The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02
SUGAR labor STRIKE.
FIVE LABoREBs SHOT DOWN ON BAYOU
BLACK
pIantern IN Iafourehe sim Short Handed
"A New Strike Inaugurated IN Terre-
bonnie Parish, and work Ceases on
Number Of Plantations.
Mass Meeting OF Citizens Of LagourChs
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Mass Meeting OF Citizens OF Lafourohe
Parish.
THRoDAux, via sehrever, La, Nov. co..
A mass meeting Of the citizens OF the parish
Of Lafourohe, composed Of abont 800 of the
most prominent residents, was held in the
town hall OF tho town OF Thibodaux this af-
ternoon,
Tho meeting was called to order by Major
9. r. Grisamore, who requested Gov Clay
Knobloch to preside.
On taking The chair Gov. Knohloek said
that he was sorry to say that circumstances
required such meeting. Here vera as
aennbled man representing ell trades end pro
fessious; the good citizens of the community
assembled to take counsel together concern
ing thestate Of lawlehsnesa in this section.
For the past few days would-be assassins had
been providing about AZ night
sHooTIgG INTO sUaAIHousEs
on one occasion shooting ct a hOrReman on
the public highway Several persons have al
ready been wounded hy these might proWleri4
received and another lost an eve. Such law
lege acts must be pHt down at Ill hazards.
He hOped tho meeting would calmly dis
euss the Bilnationi n0t indulge "a violent Of
intn1lperate language, but take such action
as would surely discover Che guilty parties
and bring them 10 speedy Justice. In this
effort he know that al good oiti2ens would
MI. D. Eaaain presented the following
resolutions.
" Whereas, certain parties IN violation Of
law order and dec0ncy have from time to
ttna been firing upon various parties m TINS
parish and WOnnding others, and hAYs belii
parties; and
Whereas, This state Of affairs 10
AprsdRAeE 70 THE PARISH
and reproaoh upon It's good name for lRw
Now therefore, we, the good and law-abid.
ing citizens Of the parish OF LGfourche, in
mqHe meeting, assembled, do resolve thai
this state or disorder ehall aud must cenBe,
and that We hll, regardless OF calling, avoe d,
ton or pursuit., do nav pledge ourselves and
each other to use every means IN our power
To bring the guilty parties, and those whl
may have advised such laWlessnAaa to q
speedy detection and punishment,
'Res0lBgd, Gartiter, That we now Uiter a
reward OF 1850 for the detection Of the parry
pr parties entity q there n qsftqlnsaa VII
OF the peace the sheriff be requested 70 swear
in deputies, and that he
Brazil HAVE A PATROL
10 make yiBilant search day aad night foi
i'Sesgired, That a COMMITTEES on peace and
order be now appointed, TO represent thi,
E9dy aud To c0-operate with the iaw OficeFi
in ferretinR out Vie guilty and Ia preserving
the peace. and that tull powers be granted
] sad committee
The resolutions vera adopted. The chair
man appointed the following perB8ns on sale
committee; Judge Benttiei Major Laglrde
| Emile Morynqtr Andrew Price, j.. A. Iroa
| Giptr, OEeme Naquin, Ellis lrapd, Lawrence
| Eeefg, DT. DQ8BOraRtl, DR.. j, III. Fleetwood
| louis JHliant Il, q, Curtis, John seelY, II
w. Tabor, AlgeBtB Bourgeois, Iaylo
/ LaRarde, a. Molai5son, ], ID. Moore, Thania
| BsaTy. The name of the chairman VIZ
/ added to the committee.
THE MEETING WAS THEE ADDREssED
| by MassFs. r. p. Moore, Judge Beattie
! Lewis Guion, Andrew Price, j. BIZ. Howell
| W. II. Price aud 8. n. GfisamOre.
The committee on peace and order retired
/ ioT consultation. IN due tiInG the committee
| reported through Mr.. Moore that they haC
| taken action 10 suppress the prevailing law
| lassness, and advised against any indiyidnR
actlOni that every person should Obey th
\ law pilioerH and aid In preserving good order
\ but leave Rll movements 10 be arranged b!
/ tho committee.
/ On motion, the secretary was directed f
4 telegraph these proceedings W tho New Or
/ leans TIhfEs.DEAFooRAT and New OrleAn
/ PiG1glnie f0T publication tO-mnrrOW,
The sheriff then gWofe in thirty deputie
and the meeting adjourned.
| Clay BRoBLoGH, Chairman
/ 81. q. 9RIgAMoRE, Secretary.